Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow
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Ratings74
Average rating4.4
A cursed girl escapes death and finds herself in a magical world-but is then tested beyond her wildest imagination
Morrigan Crow is cursed. Having been born on Eventide, the unluckiest day for any child to be born, she's blamed for all local misfortunes, from hailstorms to heart attacks--and, worst of all, the curse means that Morrigan is doomed to die at midnight on her eleventh birthday.
But as Morrigan awaits her fate, a strange and remarkable man named Jupiter North appears. Chased by black-smoke hounds and shadowy hunters on horseback, he whisks her away into the safety of a secret, magical city called Nevermoor.
It's then that Morrigan discovers Jupiter has chosen her to contend for a place in the city's most prestigious organization: the Wundrous Society. In order to join, she must compete in four difficult and dangerous trials against hundreds of other children, each boasting an extraordinary talent that sets them apart - an extraordinary talent that Morrigan insists she does not have. To stay in the safety of Nevermoor for good, Morrigan will need to find a way to pass the tests - or she'll have to leave the city to confront her deadly fate.
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4 primary booksNevermoor is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 10 with contributions by Jessica Townsend and Juliette Lê.
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Morrigan has always been told that every bad thing in life has been the result of her being born on the wrong day. One of the cursed children she has known that she will not make it past her eleventh birthday. Even within her own home she has not felt as if she has had a place. Until one day she is swept into a world that is unlike her own...
This storytelling brought me back to the absolute joy I felt while reading as a child. There was something so magical about Nevermoor and the world that Morrigan was brought into. Jupiter is the type of overseeing adult who makes questionable decisions but ultimately wants the best even if he might not do it in the best way. This story brought me back to feelings I had when I first read H.P.
What I absolutely adore about this story is how much growth we can see in Morrigan's life within the time frame of this story.
Please do yourself a favor and listen or read this book.
[reread 2020] I continue to absolutely love this book and how it feels like a warm hug. Lots of Morrigan's negative self talk is so true to how I talk to myself as an adult. I know I comped this for HP previously and still holds true but the immediate adults in Morrigan's life and found family seem to actually do a lot more for her than HPs did for him?
The introduction to the new world and cast of characters is done incredibly well. The characters are distinct, and the relationships develop in a very natural way over a realistic amount of time. The emotions feel very real. The pacing is perfect, and the overall intrigue remains present throughout the entire book. I figured out the character “twist” right away, which is to be expected since I'm considerably older than the target audience. However, I was so engrossed in Morrigan's emotional journey that the big reveal took me completely by surprise! That's how you know a middle grade book is well done. It accomplishes everything it sets out to do and much more.
This is absolutely a book I will be revisiting and a series I will continue. I wish Morrigan Crow had been around when I was a kid.
This was such a fun read! Yes it's a middle grade book ( Judge me!). I initially looked at it because I saw Morrigan Crow so no matter the synopsis (or reading level) I was going for it. Great world building, storyline, characters. Very much looking forward to the next one...whenever that comes out :(
